W2K Pro SP4 Slow boot and/or "Hang"

[victory]

Every so often after bootup my laptop gets to the Windows screen where
it says " windows is starting " and then stops there - i.e it doesn't
always procede to the next message which says "starting network
connections" ( or something similar)

I am then forced to switch it off and re start it when it goes into
the "black DOS" screen with a message that it is necessary to check
the drive for errors.

This is then followed by a normal bootup.

The rest of the time it starts normally.

Can anyone explain this , please?

B.N.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Check Event Viewer and Device Manager for errors and or non-starting
devices.

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| Every so often after bootup my laptop gets to the Windows screen where
| it says " windows is starting " and then stops there - i.e it doesn't
| always procede to the next message which says "starting network
| connections" ( or something similar)
|
| I am then forced to switch it off and re start it when it goes into
| the "black DOS" screen with a message that it is necessary to check
| the drive for errors.
|
| This is then followed by a normal bootup.
|
| The rest of the time it starts normally.
|
| Can anyone explain this , please?
|
| B.N.